Function: isSyntheticSsn()

isSyntheticSsn(value): boolean

Whether a ddd-dd-dddd (or ddddddddd) SSN string is drawn from an SSA never-issued / reserved space - area 000, 666, or 900–999. A real, issuable SSN returns false.

Parameters

value

string

The candidate SSN (dashes optional).

Returns

boolean

true when the SSN is provably synthetic.

Example

import { isSyntheticSsn } from "@cosyte/synth";
isSyntheticSsn("900-12-3456"); // true (never issued)
isSyntheticSsn("123456789");   // false (issuable area 123)